The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.

Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.

In the Asia-Pacific, which has the majority of the world’s youth, 21% are not in education, employment or training, and yet enrolment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) remains low. In commemoration of Sustainable Development Goal 4 and the 19th UNESCO-APEID Conference this week, UNESCO Bangkok is highlighting TVET with the fourth in a series of infographics to be released over the next few weeks.